South Orange Police Arrest Man on Alcohol, Drug Violations

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SOUTH ORANGE, NJ – Police who spotted a Red Bank resident on South Orange Avenue checked to see if he was old enough to have the alcohol he was carrying. He was not.

Officers then discovered that Matthew Kiernan, 20, also was in possession of marijuana. He was arrested and chared with underage possession of alcohol and drug possession at 1 p.m. on May 9.

In other police news, police are investigating a theft report. A Riggs Place resident stated that someone stole a Philadelphia Eagles banner from his front porch sometime between 1:30 and 10 p.m. on May 10.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ - The Maplewood Village Alliance hosted the Sixth Annual Art Walk and Music Fest on Sunday, September 24, under sunny skies and unseasonably warm weather in the heart of Maplewood Village.

According to organizers, the event featured over 40 artists, many new to the event, displaying and selling their original work. The event also showcased live music by local bands ...

Theft/Robbery - A South Orange resident reported on Monday, September 18, at approximately 4:30 p.m. an unknown actor approached her while she was walking on Valley Street and yanked her gold necklace from her neck. The actor (described by the victim and witnesses as a tall, black male with a beard who was wearing sagging cargo ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The West Orange mayor and council heard a presentation by the administration and representatives of the new owners of Essex Green and the Executive Drive Office Park behind it last week about the potential for creating a redevelopment area that would combine the open shopping mall and the office buildings.

TRENTON – Frazier Gibson, 31, of Montclair, N.J., pleaded guilty on May 3 to second-degree racketeering and faces a recommended sentence of seven years in prison, including 3 ½ years of parole ineligibility. He is awaiting sentencing.

Attorney General Christopher S. Porrino announced that another Essex County man associated with the ring, Terrence Wilson, ...